dezesseis
Portuguese
| ← 15 | 16 | 17 → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal (Brazil): dezesseis Cardinal (Portugal): dezasseis Ordinal: décimo sexto Ordinal abbreviation: 16.º Fractional (Brazil): dezesseis avos Fractional (Portugal): dezasseis avos | ||
Alternative forms
obsolete and nonstandard spellings
- desaseis (obsolete)
- desaseys (obsolete, rare)
- desasseis (obsolete)
- deseseis (obsolete)
- desesseis (obsolete, now a common misspelling)
- dezaseis (obsolete)
- dezaseys (obsolete)
- dezasseys (obsolete, rare)
- dezeseis (obsolete, now a common misspelling)
- dez e seis (obsolete, rare)
- dez e seys (obsolete, rare)
- dizesseis (eye dialect, Brazilian)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese dez (“ten”) + e (“and”) + seys (“six”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zeˈsejs/ [de.zeˈseɪ̯s], /d͡ʒi.zeˈsejs/ [d͡ʒi.zeˈseɪ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.zeˈsejʃ/ [de.zeˈseɪ̯ʃ], /d͡ʒi.zeˈsejʃ/ [d͡ʒi.zeˈseɪ̯ʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zeˈsejs/ [de.zeˈseɪ̯s]
- (Brazil)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ejʃ
- Hyphenation: de‧zes‧seis
Numeral
dezesseis m or f (Brazilian spelling)
- sixteen
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 271:
- Você tem dezesseis anos...
- You are sixteen years old...
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